analogous

/əˈnæləɡəs/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈnæləɡəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈna-lə-gəs/ (ame, mw)

analogous — adjective

1. sharing enough features with a different thing, idea, or process that you can se

1.形容詞C2
釋義

sharing enough features with a different thing, idea, or process that you can sensibly draw a comparison between them, even when the two are not the same kind of thing.

例句

Dr. Jin argues that the human eye is analogous to a digital camera.

analogous to + noun for drawing a comparison

The role of a teacher is analogous to that of a gardener tending young plants.

formal pattern: X is analogous to that of Y

同義詞
  • similar

    everyday word; weaker claim and far less formal.

  • comparable

    close synonym; emphasises that comparison is fair or worthwhile.

  • parallel

    suggests features run alongside each other point by point.

  • akin

    literary; usually 'akin to' meaning closely related in nature.

反義詞
  • dissimilar

    neutral opposite, formal register.

  • unrelated

    stronger — denies any meaningful link, not just similarity.

文法句型

analogous to + noun

analogous with + noun

用法筆記

Almost always followed by 'to' (sometimes 'with'); rarely used alone before a noun. Common in academic, scientific, and journalistic writing where the writer wants to point out a useful parallel without claiming the two things are identical.

常見錯誤

❌These two methods are analogous from each other.
✅These two methods are analogous to each other.
💡the standard preposition is 'to', not 'from'.
❌Her job is very analogous.
✅Her job is closely analogous to mine.
💡'analogous' needs a partner being compared, not a bare degree adverb.

2. describing colours that sit beside one another on a colour wheel and therefore s

2.形容詞C2
釋義

describing colours that sit beside one another on a colour wheel and therefore share a closely related tone, such as yellow, yellow-green, and green.

例句

Imani painted the sunset using analogous colours of orange, red-orange, and red.

fixed term: analogous colours / colors

Designers often choose analogous colours to give a room a calm, unified feel.

typical context: design / interior

同義詞
  • harmonious

    broader design term — pleasing together but not tied to the colour wheel.

  • adjacent

    literal — 'adjacent on the colour wheel' is the fuller form teachers often use.

反義詞
  • complementary

    art term for colours opposite each other on the wheel — the technical opposite.

文法句型

analogous colours / colors

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this is a fixed art and design term, almost always in the phrase 'analogous colours/colors'. The subject is colours, palettes, or shades — not ideas or situations.

常見錯誤

❌My shirt is analogous.
✅My shirt uses analogous colours of blue and green.
💡the term describes a relationship between colours, not a single object.